Looking for a holiday rental in Umbria? Use the bar below to search for suitable holiday accommodation in Umbria. This section provides information about the North North Eastern part of Umbria. In detail: Gubbio (opens a pdf document made by the Umbrian regional government) Sigillo Costacciaro Scheggia e Pascelupo Valfabbrica Gualdo Tadino Fossato di Vico Bastia Umbra OUR HOLIDAY ACCOMMODATION IN THIS AREA: Agri Uliveto Agriturismo Gubbio Il Biologico La Pineta La Casella Umbrian villa La Torre Most of the information below comes from the Region of Umbria. Pictures are partly from the Regio of Umbria and partly taken by Willemijn. SIGILLO Back to Information about Umbria page (with map of Umbria) Sigillo is the capital of hang-gliding. Sigillo was important in the Roman era for its position on the Via Flaminia. Today, immersed in the Park of Monte Cucco, it is a quiet and inviting town. The broad upland plateaus are ideal for “free-flying”. National and international hang-gliding competitions are held here, including the World Free-Flying Championship in 1999. Hiking and mountain bike trips can be made in lovely settings such as the Val di Ranco and the Grotte del Monte Cucco. WHAT TO SEE Walled town with the remains of the enclosure wall. Church of Sant’Agostino (1788 – 1791). Church of Sant’Andrea (13th c. parish church). Church of Sant’Anna al Cimitero (Oratory from the mid-1400s).  SURROUNDING AREA Church of S.Maria Assunta di Scirca (Villa Scirca – 13th c.). Crypt of S. Caterina (12th c.). Church of S. Giuseppe. Ponte Spiano (2nd c. B.C. or Augustan age). Ponte di Scirca, also known as Ponte dei Pietroni (2nd c.).  WHAT TO TASTE Frittata with savoury leaves. Salad of carline (a wild artichoke of the Park of Monte Cucco). Coniglio in porchetta (stuffed roast rabbit) with chickling pea puree, crescia (cheese bread) with pork rinds. EVENTS Holy Thursday and Good Friday, re-enactment of the trial of Jesus. Processione del Cristo Morto and historical parade. Corpus Domini and Infiorata, June. Festival of San Martino, with chestnuts and novello wine, 11th November. Il Focaraccio, 9th December.   COSTACCIARO Back to Information about Umbria page (with map of Umbria) A medieval village located on the Via Flaminia (just a few minutes by car from Sigillo: 4.5 km on SS3). The development of the last few decades has not altered the structure of the medieval town of Costacciaro, which integrates nicely with the environment of the Monte Cucco Regional Park. Of notable naturalistic value are the Grotte del Monte Cucco. WHAT TO SEE The village. Church of San Francesco (first half of the 13th c.). The Rivellino (15th c.), an imposing defensive tower. Torre della Roccaccia. Museo delle Grotte e dell’Ambiente Carsico del Monte Cucco. Centre for environmental education. WHAT TO TASTE Bigoli (large eggless spaghetti) with tomato sauce, basil and ricotta, tagliatelle alla patriottica, legumes of Monte Cucco. EVENTS Paese in Photo, July/August – Educational seminars and infrared photography exhibitions.  Festa del Paninazzo, August (first Sunday).  Mountain Festival, August (second week). Encounter with Nature at Monte Cucco.  Bigoli Festival, August.   SCHEGGIA E PASCELUPO Back to Information about Umbria page (with map of Umbria) From Costacciaro, a brief trip of 7 km on the SS 3 takes you to the villages of Scheggia and Pascelupo. Both are surrounded by mountains with an abundance of centuries-old beech trees. Well-marked trails allow you to enjoy a spectacular panorama. Impressive rocky peaks and the gorges of the Corno and Catria rivers and of the Valle delle Prigioni, and the imposing canyon of Rio Freddo. Sentiero Italia, the trail that crosses the Apennine Mountains, passes at Monte Calvario. The establishment of the Park of Monte Cucco made it possible to re-establish the wildlife. WHAT TO SEE Torre Civica (14th c.). Parish Church of Saints Filippo and Giacomo (16th c.). Church of Sant’Antonio Abate (17th c.). SURROUNDING AREA Hermitage of San Girolamo di Monte Cucco (10th c.). Abbey of Sant’Emiliano in Congiuntoli (10th c.). Abbey of Sitria (11th c.) Vaulted bridge. Pascelupo, a small hamlet with traces of the ancient castle and the medieval tower. WHAT TO TASTE Typical cheeses of Monte Cucco, polenta alla carbonara, typical dishes with truffles, Pan di Scheggia. EVENTS Festival of Spring in Pascelupo - June (first or second Sunday). Festa del Maggio (Isola Fossara), 13th June - Raising and climbing of the Maggio (greased pole). Festa Campagnola at the Abbey of Sitria - 16th August. Natività della SS. Vergine - 8th September - Race of the Bighe.   VALFABBRICA Back to Information about Umbria page (with map of Umbria) Located midway along the Sentiero Francescano della Pace (29 km from Perugia on SS 318), on the left bank of the Chiascio river on the old Gubbio-Assisi route. The origins and history of Valfabbrica are tied to the events of the Benedictine Abbey of S. Maria in Vado Fabricae, one of the oldest in Umbria. The Sentiero Francescano della Pace, the route often used by St. Francis to go from Assisi to Gubbio, runs through Valfabbrica. WHAT TO SEE IN THE TOWN The castle (13th c.). Church of S. Maria Assunta Abbazia (prior to the 9th c.). Church of San Sebastiano. Medieval chapel with 18th-century remodelling.  SURROUNDING AREA Castle of Casacastalda (circa 8th c.). Castle of Frecco. Church of S. Anna. Giomici, fort (11th c.). Villa di Schifanoia, with castle of feudal origin.  WHAT TO TASTE Rustichella del contadino with cured pork jowl, pecorino and fava beans, brustengo (fried flatbread), tagliatelle all’acquasanta. Chickling pea soup with potatoes, coratina d’agnello. Roast goose with local herbs, torta al testo (a kind of focaccia) with roasted vegetables or regional cured meats. Bread flavoured with local herbs. Fregnaccia, a cake made of corn meal and dried fruit. EVENTS Autumn Festival, first Sunday in September - historical procession. Cantamaggio, last week in May (Casacastalda). Live Crèche, 24th-25th December (Casacastalda).   GUALDO TADINO Back to Information about Umbria page (with map of Umbria) The city of ceramics (from Valfabbrica 25 km, SS318, SP45, SS444). The rich landscape and the charm of the ancient origins of the town make Gualdo Tadino, site of the Museo dell’Emigrazione, situated between the Chiascio and Topino valleys, a destination not to be missed. It is famous worldwide for its artistic ceramic production. Positioned at the foot of Monte Serra Santa and a short distance from the meadows of the Valsorda, the Valle della Rocchetta, known for its extremely pure mineral water, and the Fonno Gorge, a protected area of naturalistic interest, Gualdo Tadino offers numerous opportunities to explore a lovely, uncontaminated landscape. WHAT TO SEE Cathedral of San Benedetto (c. 13th) Church of San Francesco (13th – 14th c.).Torre Civica and Palazzo del Podestà (13th c.).  Rocca Flea, site of the Museo Civico.  SURROUNDING AREA Church of San Facondino (11th c.) Romanesque Church of S. Maria in Pieve di Compresseto Tower of the Castle of San Pellegrino and parish church.  WHAT TO TASTE Crescia sbollentita, Frittata with colcigli, a plant with leaves similar to olive trees, Polenta ’mpastoiata with lard, onions, and legumes. Dishes with truffles. EVENTS Good Friday Procession. Festa del Maggio (San Pellegrino) - 30th April. La Notte del Fuoco e Guazza di San Giovanni (Grello), 23rd June, festivities in honour of the patron saint. Giochi de le porte, last weekend in September, a medieval fair. International Ceramics Exhibition.   FOSSATO DI VICO Back to Information about Umbria page (with map of Umbria) The old town of Fossato di Vico is situated on a hilltop in the small valley of the Fosso Rigo river. The medieval face of the town has remained almost unaltered, with enclosure wall, towers and a tangle of tiny streets. A characteristic feature is the “rughe”, a network of internal streets made for defensive purposes, covered in part with rounded stone vaults, pointed arches and in certain parts a plank roof. It was the first municipality in Umbria to produce clean energy, by means of the wind power station of Cima Mutali, and established the first Centre for Wind Power Studies in conjunction with the University of Perugia. WHAT TO SEE Church of San Benedetto (13th c.) Abbey of San Pietro (13th c.) Church of San Cristoforo (13th c.) Church of Piaggiola Monastery of Santa Maria del Fonte (13th c.) Clock Tower, 17th c. Antiquarium Comunale, Centro Museale della Civiltà Contadina, Centro di Esperienza Ambientale WHAT TO TASTE Frascarelli, a soup with egg pasta, pappardelle with wild boar sauce, padellaccia con torta sbollentita, maccheroni dolci. EVENTS Festa degli alberi, March. Historical re-enactment of the Passion of Christ, Good Friday. Festa degli Statuti Medioevali, second week in May. Photography and Painting Fair, conferences and street performances. Country Fairs, July-August. Mountain Festival, August. Festival of the Madonna della Ghea, 5th August. Cantine di San Martino, novello and vintage wine competition - November.   BASTIA UMBRA Back to Information about Umbria page (with map of Umbria) Bastia Umbra was an important medieval stronghold.  WHAT TO SEE Porta Sant’Angelo, an important medieval relic. Church of S. Croce dating to 1295, housing a triptych by Niccolò Alunno (1499). Church of S. Paolo (11th c.) in Romanesque style, part of a Benedictine monastery where St. Clare of Assisi was sheltered in 1212 to escape from family members who wanted to prevent her from joining the Franciscan movement. Church of S. Rocco, built in the 17th century in commemoration of the escape from the plague.  WHAT TO TASTE Porchetta (spit-roasted suckling pig), for which Bastia Umbra is considered to be the birthplace. A special dish is porchetta with fennel. EVENTS National Antique Show, held in the spring, one of the most eagerly awaited events of antique art that gathers antique collectors and enthusiasts from all over Italy.   Car rental

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